Gakline's Challenge

[gakline]

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That is great! I am not having the luck I had hoped but you are doing so well!

The Sunday paper is worth every dime, however most of my large coupons come from the Thursday and Friday papers. This is where I'm finding all my 20% coupons for the department stores.

[gakline]

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Starting: $313.46
Ending: $337.86

Report: We had to run out and buy a few things this weekend. I saved another 20% at the department store (Thursday's coupon) for $2. Another 20% for cosmetics and a buy 2 get one (Sunday's paper) for $9.40. Then for dinner it was buy 1 get 1 (Sunday's paper) for $13.

I'm no where near the $5000, and I doubt I will reach it by the end of the year. It is nice to see my newspaper subscription paying off even if I don't read it everyday.

I've sold a couple of books and cds on Amazon, but I won't include those this time. It's only been $6-7/month and I can't remember exactly. I'd have to find something more profitable if I wanted to reach the $5000 mark. I should check into doing something like.Bluezy's Challenge

It really is nice seeing what everyone else is doing.

[gakline]

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Starting: $313.46
Ending: $371.02

Report: +33.16. Well it all started out by running out of soap. Last year sometime, I made a bunch of soap, the melt'n pour variety. It worked out great and I had plenty of soap and some for gifts. Well it finally ran out. I was on my final bar and desperately looking for a sale. Thank you Hobby Lobby. I about to break down and buy a bar to hold me out when there was a 1/2 off sale. So I stocked up on everything. I bought 8lbs of soap, 4 new scents, apricot scrub, and 2 new molds. I played chef and made some this past weekend and it turned out great. This will last me a long time. I only made 13 bars and barely scraped my stock. I'll have to practice for Christmas.

This should actually count for more than $33.16. so far I've made 13 bars times $3/bar in the store. about $40 saved...nice

I haven't done much shopping lately. Not even grocery shopping, so not much change lately.

[gakline]

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Starting: $371.02
Ending: $389.90

Report: +$18.88 Quick note. It's been a while since I've written. I have been doing some shopping but mostly just the basics, my fridge looks bare and all of Jeffery's post on food look really really good. I did use a few coupons for just a few dollars. I can't remember enough to note it. However I did receive a coupon in the mail for $5 off groceries. I ended up buying about $36 worth. I gave him the coupon and some how he managed to swipe it twice. I think he did it because I was just being nice and joking with him.

$5.52 came from a card. I made a donation to Chicago radio and they gave me a card that I can use for buy one get one deals. Well we went for ice cream. Yes it really was $5.52 for one person! Really really really good ice cream.

One more. I went out to lunch with a buy 1 get 1. Another $3.36 saved. I also forwarded it to other people, but I don't know how often they've gone.

So that's the latest details. I did save $5 for my mom. When she buys the turkey, it'll save her $5.

I have receive a coupon for $15 for black friday. no minimum restrictions!!!

[gakline]

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Starting: $389.90
Ending: $415.67

Report: +25.77. Oh I surpassed the $400 mark. Now for the report. I did some after Thanksgiving shopping with a few extra coupons and saved $24.20 off the Door Busters. Then on Sunday I broke down and got a 2ft Christmas tree. I got it on sale for 1.57 off the normal price of $5.

I've gotten a portion of my Christmas shopping down too. So not too bad. I need to go return a few things I bought that were more expensive.

[gakline]

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Just checking my signature.